"Keep it up, let's push through together," Zoey encouraged.

Moved by her words, Thalassa nodded vigorously.

After shaking hands, Zoey cautiously glanced towards Lysander before returning to her seat.

As Thalassa was about to sit, Cody announced, "Let's have our champion come up for a speech."

Under Cody's watchful eye, Thalassa reluctantly returned to the stage, took the microphone, and delivered a heartfelt thank-you speech.

Handing the microphone back to Cody, she descended the stage, only to see Rosalind pushing Lysander in his wheelchair, both heading towards the exit.

Lysander had left, showing no interest in the presentation of the design works.

Watching them leave, Thalassa felt a heaviness in her heart. Winning should have been exhilarating, yet the joy was muted without being able to share it with the person she wanted to the most.

off the stage than a staff member ushered her backstage to register her

and Heidi had already completed their registration and were on their way

was filling out her information,

could you possibly allocate design number

Whitman, of course. We were already planning to give the champion

Joshua leaning on a cane, while Cody excused

alone with Joshua, Thalassa straightened up and asked, "Are you one of the sponsors for

I found out about the contest too late to sponsor

was puzzled, as she thought only sponsors

authorized me to receive his portion," Joshua explained. "He mentioned it to Cody before leaving. Cody knows how to handle

conversation dwindled, leading to an

awkwardly, "Thank you, for standing

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